Showing posts with label Hacker Arrested For hacking. Show all posts
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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Sedulity Groups | Hacker arrested for hacking into six million computers

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Police have detained a 22-year-old hacker who created a system of networked computers that was used to steal more than 150 million rubles ($4.47 million) from people's bank accounts and already one of the most wanted hacker in the world. But now, "Hermes" is, has been tapped over six million computers and earns around 5 million francs, was caught in Russia.
 
The network infected around six million computers with a Trojan virus, which helped get access to users' bank accounts. About the Trojans secretly installed, he had arranged illegal money transfers, said the interior ministry in Moscow on Friday.